I have not received my early entry email yet and it is really freaking me out. If I get it I will find you friday night and help all day Saturday and Sunday. If I don't get it I will see you during the event and help take down signs.

I'll be spreading the work every time my mutant vehicle makes a pit stop.

Have a safe drive! See ya soon.

Black Rock City Welding and Repair. The Night Time Warming Station.

When you pass the 4th "bridge out!" sign; the flaming death is all yours.-Knowmad-

Howdy Campers,
This is notification that The Final Wipe-up will be soon published. I just finished the rough draft last night and wanted to let it sit and simmer before I launched it on you all.
Thank you ePlayans who helped me this year.

RobbiDobbs

Sometimes I just tickle myself.14 years of doing the porta-potties wrong.FB Group: Burning Man Porta-pottiesChanging the world one asshole at a time!

We did it kids, we finally got it right! 2008 was a great year for shit, and I have SO many people to thank. First and foremost I want to thank the lovely gentlemen at USS. Mike for the first time split his job out there into administrative and logistics. Bryan handled the logistics with grace and style while Mike managed the â€œeverything elseâ€

Dr. Pyro wrote:Robbi, you did a wonderful job and we all love you for it. And I promise that some of my peeps will pitch in next year as well. We are expanding I think: how does Barbie Death Village sound?

One morning while waiting for a clean pot. The cleaners were hard at work.. One door was lock from the inside.. The worker knocked a couple time.. Then went on to others that needed attention.. When all the porta's had been cleaned and papered.. The worker returned and knocked more on the locked door.. There was no answerer again and again.. After awhile the Guy reached into his pocket and pulled out a key.. Then very carefully slowly opened the door and peeked in .. The relief on his face was prize winning..
He looked over to me and said"Not a good thing"

Too many times I have forged to the
port-o-john in the wee hours and
seen the horror and wondered,
when do we get some light in this
mofo. I think any people are sloppy
due to lack of sight and can't
focus on their business, I know
tap lights are expensive and solar
lights might get stolen but I am
considering gifting the ones near
me this year with them and of course
upkeep. I almost biffed on a wet pottie
last year due to wet mud and got it
crusted on my boots but at least I did't
have a new mud costume.

Thank you hope for volunteering to light your nearby potties. It is a huge community service, and I look forward to seeing what you have in mind.
Here's just a suggestion: glow sticks. They're cheap and put off just enough light to know if there's something funky on the seat.

Still and all, remember kids, bring a small flashlight or glowy thingy when you go to the potties at night.

Hope may have charity, but don't have faith the light will be there.

Sometimes I just tickle myself.14 years of doing the porta-potties wrong.FB Group: Burning Man Porta-pottiesChanging the world one asshole at a time!

all port-o-johns should have solar powered lights in em.. how hard can it be?? Almost dropped my flash light in last year, THATS why you always bring a spare, so, you don't have to go shoulder deep into the murky bog. ewwwwwwwwwww....

Boijoy wrote:all port-o-johns should have solar powered lights in em.. how hard can it be??

Quite hard, I'd think. Solar power is not cheap. Electrical can short out in the cleaning. The potties on the playa are not only owned by JotS, but by various companies, coast to coast, who rent and borrow from each other constantly (no central repairs, no single standard.) And at just about any other event I've been to with portos, they get trashed.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

Hi Kids,
No Fishy, there isn't anything new planned for next year. The interior poo-etry was such a spectacular success that I'm doing it again next year. Gonzo has committed to helping full time again, and hopefully I'll have Motsky for signage -- no problem on the early entry now that I know I need to STAND ON TOP of my boss to get it cleared.

As to the lame DEMAND that all potties be lit? Feel free to light those in the bank nearby where you live. Do-ocracy? Remember?

I can't stay long here, I'm just a flash in the pan until I have my own internet access again.
Crap it sucks to be this off line.

Boijoy wrote:all port-o-johns should have solar powered lights in em.. how hard can it be?? Almost dropped my flash light in last year, THATS why you always bring a spare, so, you don't have to go shoulder deep into the murky bog. ewwwwwwwwwww....

I always wear my head lamp in the porta loos, you can see exactly what you are doing at all times and have two free hands. I can't imagine trying to go in with a flash light, way too complicated.

Monkeypoo wrote:hope this helps... I was being a bit creative the other night...

To the tune of the Beverly Hillbillies.....

Come and listen to a story about a man named SloopA virgin burner dude, went a-huntin' 'round for Moop,Then one day he was picking up some trash,A Greeter came up and spanked him in the ass!

Smacked him hard, man, made him cry...

Well the first thing you know ol' Sloop's a-smiling big,He bent o'er again, said, "Spank me like a pig!"Greeter Gal said, "I sure like the job ya done!Come back to my tent, and I'll show yer ass some fun!"

To my tent, babe, on the playa...

Well now its time to say good-bye to Sloop and his new girlThey would like to thank you, folks, for mopping up Joe's hurlYouï¿½re all encouraged back again to pick up that thar MoopAnd help relieve our city of all the Moop-n-Poop!!

Pick up after yerselves. Set a spell. Take your flip-flops off. Y'all come back now, y'hear?

OM-freaking-G. I found one of the songs. You can't imagine my joy right now. A long while back I wrote up a BUNCH of parodies about MOOP, Spanking, Greeting, Burning Man and such... I must have had about 50-60 songs in a binder in my Burning Man things. Last Christmas my house burned down. The binder of songs was destroyed...along with everything else. Sorry this is OT, but when I saw this...well...I've been hoping to find the songs. I've been researching and hunting archives of sites where I know I posted the songs. There was Burner Girl (a parody of Uptown Girl), and OMG so many others.

thank you so much for your songs Monkeypoo.
Now for the nooze....
I'm not gone to the Motherplanet. I'm still working on making your excremental experience a positive one each and every time.
This year will be like last year with two signs on every potty. Gonzo's working on new limerics for your entertainment. And of course I'll be out there with the bullhorn in hand because this town is hard of understanding. I now ask you good citizen to commit to helping in whatever suits your fancy. If a 4 hour shift with more good karma than you can imagine is what you're looking for then let me know. I can sure use your good energy out there.
By all means be true to yourself and do your ART.
Thank you for your support.
RobbiDobbs
Chief Poopervisor of the Pottie Project

If I can make it this year count me in for at least one shift doing sumthin not so labor intensive. I could yell in a bullhorn or restock tp.. possibly wipe down some seats depending on the time of day. The heat out there still fucks me a little from time to time. This year I've packed lots of Emergen-C so I think I may have a better time in the heat. My trip is still up in the air a little but I'm thinkin I may make it. And no chair this year like last year, though I will bring the walkin boot just in case. But now that I've found these croc style shoes I can go for much longer wihtout stirrin up my toe nerves as long as I'm on my pill to keep the nerve shutddown.

Toolmaker, would'nt this be a more appropriate signature for posting in this thread?

The Full Squat. Surprisingly easy. Discovered by girls (and Asians) long ago; shunned by the white man. No stamina required in the legs because youâ€™re already all the way down. Actually leaves plenty of clearance between droppings and dropped pants. May require (minimal) practice to maintain balance.

The Half Squat. A futile farce to keep far from feces. Makes the quads burn. Takes a strong man to maintain. Maybe degrades gracefully into the Full Squat.

The Overbite. Mental comfort of being in a familiar physical position. Must invest time searching for that perfect log or rock (preferably with a view). Risk of tumbling backward if improperly sized object used.

The Middleman. Similar to the Overbite. Eliminates risk of falling over backward, but must find two objects adequately spaced. A well balanced option, though butt-cheek contact with foriegn surfaces appears necessary.

Lean Cuisine. A nice compromise between the Overbite and Middleman. Uses the cheek-lean technique on a single object, eliminating both tumble risk and two-object requirement. May be slightly more difficult to maintain over long periods than the parent methods.

The Whomping Willow. Similar to the Half Squat, but offloads the legs with some additional support. Must find a a tree with appropriately low and flexible branches. Risk of falling into the pile if the branch lacks adequate strength. If youâ€™ve found the right tree, there should already be a hole for you.

Excuse me Ma'am, your going to feel a small prick._______________________________________